Jar-Jar Binks is the mosting annoying character in film history, according to U.K. tabloid The Sun. He beat Donkey from Shrek, Gollum and several Jim Carey characters for the honor.
Gollum had issues
While you’re indulging in a four-hour holiday break with your new extended Return of the King DVD, spare a kind thought for Gollum. Just because he’s a little on the nasty side, doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a good reason.
Serenity preview
An unfinished version of Joss Whedon’s Serenity was screened for a test audience earlier this week. Darkworlds has a positive but sadly spoiler-free take; One Whedonesque thread has a few juicy bits; another keeps to technical details. Even Ain’t it Cool News isn’t dishing anything major. People really, really love this film and are actually unwilling to spoil major plot points. Shocking!
More Liam!…Oh. And Batman, too.
There’s a certain shakiness in the average genre fan’s reactions to the upcoming Batman Begins. You can feel that they want to love it. But there are so many past indiscretions to get through. (Batman and Robin, anyone?)
Well, there’s a whole other reason to watch it, besides the delightful Christian Bale. Star Wars’ own Liam Neeson reprises his role as a Qui-Gon-like mentor to the exploring Bruce Wayne.
Check out this trailer focused almost exclusively on Liam Neeson’s character.
The trailers are here! The trailers are here!
Two highly anticipated films for next year (aside from Star Wars: Episode 3, that is) have released their first teaser trailers.
Rejoice in the joy that is to come!
War of the Worlds teaser trailer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory teaser trailer
It’s a Ring Thing
If anyone ever tries to tell you that the Swiss aren’t funny, don’t believe ’em.
“The Ring Thing” (out 16 December in Switzerland) is a spoof of “Lord of the Rings” and looks absolutely hilarious.
Be sure to download the trailer. Worth seeing if only to witness Gandalf smoking pipe weed out of an Alpine horn, Legolas as a blonde bombshell, and some type of orgy perhaps involving big wheels of cheese.
Here’s hoping for a wide release on DVD with English subtitles.
Natalie Portman to play Idaho Jones?
The rumor mill is buzzing that Natalie Portman wants to work with George Lucas again:
Portman, 23 , obviously doesn’t have to break into cold sweat to reflect on her time on the Star Wars films. There’s already talking about the actress working with George Lucas again on another multi-million dollar franchise entry, Indiana Jones. Even before filming had wrapped on The Phantom Menace, Portman let the director know that she’d love a part in the next Indiana Jones movie back, and the word is, he might have found a slot for her in the anticipated sequel. Smells like Indiana Jones has an offspring.
For Star Wars fans, that could be more than a little weird.
Bitch, I cut you!
The 6 minute ROTK extended edition preview can now be seen at lordoftherings.net. Movielicious!
Freaked Out Harry. Happy Ladies…
Jason Isaacs, the man who so delightfully played the villainous Lucious Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, appears all set to film a small bit in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Mr. Isaac’s admirers will take any small appearance of his that they can!
Thanks to The Leaky Cauldron for pointing this out.
An early peek at the ROTK Extended Edition
See a two minute preview of the extended edition of Return of the King at Crave. A 6-minute trailer will be released on the 29th, but why wait?